Alberto Dávalos

12.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
145 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Alberto Dávalos is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Dávalos has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Cancer Research and 28 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alberto Dávalos's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (44 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (26 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (19 papers). Alberto Dávalos is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (44 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (26 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (19 papers). Alberto Dávalos collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and United States. Alberto Dávalos's co-authors include Begoña Bartolomé, Carmen Gómez‐Cordovés, Carlos Fernández‐Hernando, Yajaira Suárez, Francesco Visioli, Miguel A. Lasunción, João Tomé‐Carneiro, María‐Carmen López de las Hazas, Edward A. Fisher and Kathryn J. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Dávalos

140 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Extending Applicability of the Oxygen Radical Absorbance ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2010 2011 2005 2020 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Extending Applicability of the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC−Fluorescein) Assay
    2003 992 citations Alberto Dávalos, Carmen Gómez‐Cordovés et al. profile →
  2. MiR-33 Contributes to the Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis
    2010 990 citations Katey J. Rayner, Yajaira Suárez et al. Science profile →
  3. miR-33a/b contribute to the regulation of fatty acid metabolism and insulin signaling
    2011 542 citations Alberto Dávalos, Katey J. Rayner et al. profile →
  4. Preparation of Antioxidant Enzymatic Hydrolysates from α-Lactalbumin and β-Lactoglobulin. Identification of Active Peptides by HPLC-MS/MS
    2005 527 citations Alberto Dávalos, Begoña Bartolomé et al. profile →
  5. Covid-19 Confinement and Changes of Adolescent’s Dietary Trends in Italy, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Brazil
    2020 373 citations María Belén Ruiz-Roso, Patrícia de Carvalho Padilha et al. Nutrients profile →
  6. COVID-19 Lockdown and Changes of the Dietary Pattern and Physical Activity Habits in a Cohort of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    2020 217 citations María Belén Ruiz-Roso, Diana C. Mantilla-Escalante et al. Nutrients profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alberto Dávalos Spain 45 4.7k 2.6k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 145 9.4k
Bokyung Sung United States 63 7.6k 1.6× 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 923 0.8× 619 0.6× 157 16.3k
Saeed Samarghandian Iran 60 3.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 953 0.7× 705 0.6× 379 0.4× 290 10.3k
Susan J. Duthie United Kingdom 49 3.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 726 0.6× 1.9k 1.6× 618 0.6× 114 9.6k
Shishir Shishodia United States 48 6.6k 1.4× 2.1k 0.8× 815 0.6× 886 0.7× 408 0.4× 73 13.0k
Sanjay Gupta United States 69 7.2k 1.5× 2.6k 1.0× 444 0.3× 2.0k 1.7× 513 0.5× 286 15.1k
Joanne R. Lupton United States 51 3.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 557 0.5× 764 0.7× 129 9.2k
Jae Youl Cho South Korea 64 9.1k 1.9× 1.9k 0.8× 619 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 506 0.5× 536 16.9k
Lynnette R. Ferguson New Zealand 52 3.5k 0.8× 984 0.4× 810 0.6× 881 0.7× 505 0.5× 285 9.5k
Yibin Feng Hong Kong 56 5.3k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 773 0.6× 493 0.4× 521 0.5× 238 12.2k
Sahdeo Prasad United States 53 5.4k 1.2× 999 0.4× 856 0.7× 909 0.8× 313 0.3× 108 12.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ávila‐Gálvez, María Ángeles, María Romo‐Vaquero, João Tomé‐Carneiro, et al.. (2025). Oral Delivery of Ellagic Acid Encapsulated in Milk Exosomes: Sex‐Based Differences in Bioavailability, Urolithin Production, and Gut Microbiota Modulation. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 69(15). e70104–e70104.
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Saz‐Lara, Andrea del, María‐Carmen López de las Hazas, João Tomé‐Carneiro, et al.. (2025). Hydroxytyrosol Enhances Plasma Extracellular Vesicle Secretion, Modulates Their miRNAs Cargo, and Reduces LDL Oxidation in Humans: Postprandial and 1‐Week Effects. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 69(15). e70039–e70039. 2 indexed citations
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Crespo, M. Carmen, João Tomé‐Carneiro, Judit Gil‐Zamorano, et al.. (2025). Intestinal IncRNAs and circRNAs Regulated by Dietary‐Lipid Stimuli. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 69(7). e70004–e70004. 1 indexed citations
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Villalva, Marisol, María‐Carmen López de las Hazas, Oreste Lo Iacono, et al.. (2025). Cocoa–carob blend acute intake modifies miRNAs related to insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic subjects: a randomised controlled nutritional trial. Food & Function. 16(8). 3211–3226. 2 indexed citations
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Cardoso, Letícia de Oliveira, et al.. (2024). The Association between Dietary Pattern, Obesity, and Glycemic Control of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Nutrients. 16(3). 364–364. 6 indexed citations
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Boughanem, Hatim, Yvonne Böttcher, João Tomé‐Carneiro, et al.. (2022). The emergent role of mitochondrial RNA modifications in metabolic alterations. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA. 14(2). e1753–e1753. 15 indexed citations
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Tomé‐Carneiro, João, María‐Carmen López de las Hazas, Hatim Boughanem, et al.. (2021). Up–to–date on the evidence linking miRNA-related epitranscriptomic modifications and disease settings. Can these modifications affect cross-kingdom regulation?. RNA Biology. 18(sup2). 586–599. 8 indexed citations
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Arola‐Arnal, Anna, María‐Carmen López de las Hazas, Lisard Iglesias‐Carres, et al.. (2020). Exosomes transport trace amounts of (poly)phenols. Food & Function. 11(9). 7784–7792. 9 indexed citations
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Hazas, María‐Carmen López de las, Judit Gil‐Zamorano, Montserrat Cofán, et al.. (2020). One-year dietary supplementation with walnuts modifies exosomal miRNA in elderly subjects. European Journal of Nutrition. 60(4). 1999–2011. 24 indexed citations
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Hazas, María‐Carmen López de las, Roberto Martín‐Hernández, M. Carmen Crespo, et al.. (2019). Identification and validation of common molecular targets of hydroxytyrosol. Food & Function. 10(8). 4897–4910. 14 indexed citations
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Gonzalo‐Calvo, David de, Alberto Dávalos, Laura Amado‐Rodríguez, et al.. (2018). Circulating microRNAs as emerging cardiac biomarkers responsive to acute exercise. International Journal of Cardiology. 264. 130–136. 41 indexed citations
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Gil‐Zamorano, Judit, Roberto Martín‐Hernández, Lidia Daimiel, et al.. (2014). Docosahexaenoic Acid Modulates the Enterocyte Caco-2 Cell Expression of MicroRNAs Involved in Lipid Metabolism. Journal of Nutrition. 144(5). 575–585. 60 indexed citations
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Richardson, Kris, Donna K. Arnett, Laurence D. Parnell, et al.. (2011). The PLIN4 Variant rs8887 Modulates Obesity Related Phenotypes in Humans through Creation of a Novel miR-522 Seed Site. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e17944–e17944. 44 indexed citations
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Rayner, Katey J., Yajaira Suárez, Alberto Dávalos, et al.. (2010). MiR-33 Contributes to the Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis. Science. 328(5985). 1570–1573. 990 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sánchez, Jana, Alberto Dávalos, Emílio Herrera, et al.. (2009). Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis disrupts lipid raft/caveolae and affects insulin receptor activation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1788(9). 1731–1739. 62 indexed citations
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Miguel, Marta, Alberto Dávalos, Maria A. Manso-Silván, et al.. (2008). Transepithelial transport across Caco‐2 cell monolayers of antihypertensive egg‐derived peptides. PepT1‐mediated flux of Tyr‐Pro‐Ile. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 52(12). 1507–1513. 113 indexed citations
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Dávalos, Alberto, Carlos Fernández‐Hernando, Javier Martı́nez-Botas, et al.. (2006). Red Grape Juice Polyphenols Alter Cholesterol Homeostasis and Increase LDL-Receptor Activity in Human Cells In Vitro. Journal of Nutrition. 136(7). 1766–1773. 69 indexed citations
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Castilla, Patricia, Rocío Echarri, Alberto Dávalos, et al.. (2006). Concentrated red grape juice exerts antioxidant, hypolipidemic, and antiinflammatory effects in both hemodialysis patients and healthy subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 84(1). 252–262. 260 indexed citations
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Dávalos, Alberto, et al.. (2003). ORAC-fluorescein as a model for evaluating antioxidant activity of wines.. Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences. 12. 133–136. 12 indexed citations

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